fast food condiments

[kevinpate]

I prefer them being so stingy with the condiments instead of how it used to be, with enough ketchup packets to last a decade, and enough napkins to wallpaper my house.

Recalling long ago in ski country when ample catsup packs and hot water gave many a ski bum tomato soup, or something close enough to it to keep them sliding down the mountain in the afternoon

[rcjunkie]

I prefer to eat at establishments where the food is of such quality that condiments are not required.

[jstanthrnme]

I prefer to eat at establishments where the food is of such quality that condiments are not required.

Don't we all...

[kevinpate]

condiments, smondomints.

These days if I don't have to unwrap it, it's acceptable grub.

[decepticobra]

I prefer to eat at establishments where the food is of such quality that condiments are not required.

where in the world are you eating at?? just about every restaurant ive been to and can think of has some sort of acccessibility to a condiment upon request from the server or already at the table. be it: salt, pepper, soy sauce, worcestershire, A1, ketchup, dijon, etc, etc, etc,

[dengar22]

Here's my perspective as someone who's worked fast food for 10 years and now owns one:

The condiments are expensive and eat away at food cost. At one point at my restaurant we had the sauces out where the guest could help himself. I decided after a remodel to keep said sauces behind the counter and ask each guest how many they would like. We saw a definite decrease in our food cost because of this simple move.

We don't put a limit on how many folks can have, we're just sure to ask them. Although I have said no a couple of times to people who wanted literally 15-20 packets of whatever to go with their 8-count nugget. Now that's just obvious replinish-the-stash strategy right there.

One more thing: we've never considered charging for sauces - though the profit-minded part of me wants to. It's just SO irritating to be charged for extra sauce!

[kevinpate]

Here's my perspective as someone who's worked fast food for 10 years and now owns one:

The condiments are expensive and eat away at food cost. At one point at my restaurant we had the sauces out where the guest could help himself. I decided after a remodel to keep said sauces behind the counter and ask each guest how many they would like. We saw a definite decrease in our food cost because of this simple move.

We don't put a limit on how many folks can have, we're just sure to ask them. Although I have said no a couple of times to people who wanted literally 15-20 packets of whatever to go with their 8-count nugget. Now that's just obvious replinish-the-stash strategy right there.

One more thing: we've never considered charging for sauces - though the profit-minded part of me wants to. It's just SO irritating to be charged for extra sauce!

I'm a sauce hawg for anyone's nuggests, but 15-20? I could only see that on a 20 piece order at Micky D's (theirs need more help than most in my opinion.) Gotta agree - sounds like someone is just being too cheap to buy sauces at the market to go along with their home heated generics.

[Debzkidz]

We ate at a Micky D's in Amarillo last week while traveling, and they did charge for condiments. I think they gave you like one or two of whatever, but anything more and you would be charged. We didn't request extras, so I don't know how much.

[Matt]

also, I hope you keep that cooler strapped down or something.. You get in a wreck and that thing slams into a window and splatters condiment juice everywhere... They'll spend hours looking for the other body..

"The good news is that all that blood is actually ketchup. The bad news, however, is that all that ketchup is actually blood."

[mugofbeer]

It's just SO irritating to be charged for extra sauce!

That's like being charged to carry a bag onto the plane with you or being required to be the last one on the plane when you have a carry on bag.

[Dustin]

We ate at a Micky D's in Amarillo last week while traveling, and they did charge for condiments. I think they gave you like one or two of whatever, but anything more and you would be charged. We didn't request extras, so I don't know how much.

WHAT?!?! BLASPHEMY! I've NEVER heard of Mickey D's charging for condiments! crazy..

[skyrick]

Several posts back a couple of posters were bemoaning the antics of the clueless and undecided in the drive thru line.

A couple of years ago, at Taco Bell, I was behind one such car. Two oversized women and three unsupervised and unrestrained rugrats, cavorting all around the back seat while the two adults debated endlessly about their orders. Their food came, they scrupulously examined each bag, sent one back for corrections, etc., etc., etc.

My blood pressure was rapidly escalating and by the time they pulled out I was sure that my measly taco and nachos supreme would be cold. I got angrier because my food, after that interminable delay, was not immediately available at the window. When I was presented with my food the window attendant told me that because of the delay they made my order fresh after I got to the window. Oh, and by the way, the two ladies in front of me paid for my order to make up for the delay they were causing.

My mood did a 180 and I was talking about that event, bragging about the two ladies, for a week.

So as not to be OT, there was plenty of Mild, Hot and Fire sauce in my bag when I got home.

[Debzkidz]

Okay, we've got to stop going to Micky D's while traveling. Last week we stopped at one in Pauls Valley for a quick snack while on our way to Ft Worth. We should have just walked out as soon as we saw the crowd standing around the counter. All waiting for their food. Nobdy actually being served. Bad sign. Anyway, we walked straight up to the counter and ordered. I ordered a large coffee. The clerk asked me if I wanted cream and sugar in it . yes, I want cream and sugar I say. Again, she says "how many do you want me to put in?" Since when do they do it for you? I said, " can't you just give me some of each and let me do it myself? I need to taste it first." She looked at me like I was the Hamburgler or something. I thought Mayor McCheese was gonna come and take me away.
After all that, and ten minutes of waiting for our Happy Meals I got one cream and two sugars.
Next thing you know their gonna put the ketchup on the fries for us too.

[IanMcDermid]

It's simple math people. 10 piece mcnugget = 10 ketchups!

Seriously it's all pennies and how tight a particular store manager is. I worked a braums as a teen and was busted down to sundae maker after being caught putting 4 pickles on the 1/3 pounders instead of 3.

And the mickey d's by my house where i've lived for 20 hrs has never given me a napkin, NEVER!

One example. Imagine how many millions Mickey d's saves on coke syrup by having that "special" blend that's ever so slightly leaner than most fountain drinks.

Trattoria il centro did it right by going "green" no more bevnaps, no more straws, sugar packets, butter chips, creamers, Stirs, toothpicks etc. They get to 86 the cost of all that crap and be landfill hero's! Briliant!

[decepticobra]

It's simple math people. 10 piece mcnugget = 10 ketchups!

Seriously it's all pennies and how tight a particular store manager is. I worked a braums as a teen and was busted down to sundae maker after being caught putting 4 pickles on the 1/3 pounders instead of 3.

And the mickey d's by my house where i've lived for 20 hrs has never given me a napkin, NEVER!

One example. Imagine how many millions Mickey d's saves on coke syrup by having that "special" blend that's ever so slightly leaner than most fountain drinks.

Trattoria il centro did it right by going "green" no more bevnaps, no more straws, sugar packets, butter chips, creamers, Stirs, toothpicks etc. They get to 86 the cost of all that crap and be landfill hero's! Briliant!

whats wrong with being a sundae maker at braums, and furthermore why does braums view that as being a demotion in their company? chicks dig sundaes.

btw,..when you lived by mcds for 20 hours, was that a 20 hour rent you paid, or a 20 hour mortgage?

[IanMcDermid]

whats wrong with being a sundae maker at braums, and furthermore why does braums view that as being a demotion in their company? chicks dig sundaes.

btw,..when you lived by mcds for 20 hours, was that a 20 hour rent you paid, or a 20 hour mortgage?

That iPhone predictive text loves to play tricks. Yrs was the intented letters.
Nothin wrong with sundae making. But on the grill you didn't have to deal with the mutants on the other side of the counter. ...or the undecided. "what's the mint chocolate chip taste like? Is that good?"

btw the new nugget sauce at Mickey D's should be a contender on this thread.